Fluid-pressure brake



Feb. 24, 1931. E, D 1,793,593

FLUID PRESSURE BRAKE Filed Dec. 21, 1928 OR WILLIAM E.DEAN

ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 24, 1931 WILLIAM EAN, or nnsnwoon, rEnNsY vANIA, assIG voR-iro 'rirn-wns'riive-- HOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY, oFwILMEa-nrNG, rEN sYLvAuIA,-"A conronarron or PENNSYLVANIA FLUIn-rRnssUR-E BRAKE Application filed December 21, 1923. Serial No. 3273658.

' This invention relates to fluid pressure brakes, and has for its principal object the provisionof novel means for facilitatingthe release of the brakes after anemergency ap plication.

Another object'of my invention is to provide a fluid pressure brake equipment having means whereby the pressure of-fluid in the auxiliary reservoir is caused to be reduced a predetermined degree below the normal equalizationpoint of the emergency reservoir, 'brake cylinder, and auxiliary reservoir {when an emergency-application of the brakes is sf tected, thus rendering the equipment more -15. responsive/t0 aIn'incre'ase-in brake pipe pressurein releasing the brakes after an emergency application. 7 r r Other objects and 'advantageswill' appear ---"in the following more; detailed description of .29 the invention.

In the accompanying drawing; Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view, mainly'in section, of a a fluid pressure brake equipment embodying my invention; and Fig. 2 is a: fragmentary sec- P tional view showing a. portion of the equipment in emergency position. v 7

As'shown in the drawing, the equipment may comprise a brake cylinder 1, a service application valve device 2, a vent valve devlce 39 3, an emergencyvalve'device 4,'a high pressure valve device 5, an auxiliary reservoir 6,

an emergency reservoir 7, and an emergency release. valve device 8.

N The service application valve device 2 may] f? comprise a casing having a plston chamber 9 connectedto a brake pipe 10 and containingja piston 1.1, a main slide valve 12 andianauxil- 'iary slide valve-"13 operable by the piston 11 l and contained in a valve chamber '14, which is connected to the auxiliary reservoirG through y The vent valve device 3 maycomprise a cas-' "ring having a piston chamber 16 containing a quick action piston 17,and also having avalve i-a ber 18 containing a poppet valve 19 oper ativel-y conne'cted to the piston-17, said cham- -voirfi through valve chamber 25 connected to "the piston passage 21, and containing a piston 22,.which V L is adapted to operate a main slide Valve 23 v. and an auxiliaryslide valve 24 contained-in a pasta ball check valve 27 and a passage 28. Aspring pressed stop'29 is providedin'the 1 position of the piston22.";. T i V The high pressure valve'device 5 may comprise a valve piston -30,-subject on one sideto casmg' and'functions to. define the' service I the pressure of a coil spring 31, on the outer seated area of the opposite side,:to the, pressure of fluid in the emergency reservoir? as supplied througha pipe'and passage 32,and on the. inner seated'area'to thepressure' of fluid "in the brake cylinder 1 as supplied" through a pipe and pas'sagej33;

. r The emergency release valve device B'may comprise a casing in which there is mounted a:-

flexible diaphragm 34:, the chamber 35, atrone the chamber 87. at. the'other sideof the diaphragm also leading to the seat ofthe slide brake pipelO flowsto the piston chamber 9 of the service'ia-pplication Valve device 2, "forcing the piston 11 to itsinnermostposition .as shown inthe drawing From the piston chamber 9 fluidunder 'pressure flowsto the. v lvalve chamber-l4 through passage 43 past side thereof leading to the seat of the slide valve 12 through apipe and passage 36,-and

a ball check valvelt and restricted passage; in

A51'as wellas-through avp ss ge fiia f m 7 .the valve chamber 14. bathe ux rre i passage-and pipe 15, charg ng the reservoir.

p Fluid underpressureflowing through passage 48 also flows past the ball check valves 't'and 4L8 andthrough passage49and pipe 32 to theemergency reservoir], thus charging '100 this reservoir. Fluid under pressure supplied to thevalve chamber 14 will also be supand pipe 32. V I I From the brake pipe 10 fluid under pressure flows to'the-pistonchamber 20 in theemcrgency valve device through pipe and-passage 21, forcing the piston 22 to its lowermost a piston chamber 20 fluid flows to the valve chamber 25 through the restricted passage 26, past the ballcheck valve 27 and passage 28.

a From the passage 32 fluid under pressure flows to the outer seated area of the valve piston and from this passage also flows to the opposite sideof the valve piston through a cavity 51 in the main slide"valve"23' of the emergency valve device14 and passage 52.

It will be noted, that'in initially charging the equipment, the slide valve 12 otthe valve device 2, prevents the flow of fluid to'the diapliragm chamber 3-5 of the emergency release valve device 8, anddue to this,-thepressure oit' aspring 63cont'ainedin the diaphragm chamber 37, acting on the underside of the diaas shown in Fig.1.

With the equipment thus charged, a sud-' den reduction in brake pipe: pressure will "eflect an emergency application ofthe brakes.

Upon the sudden reduction of the pressure 7 of fluid in the brake pipe, the pressure of fluid in the piston chambersrQ and 20 0t theservice 35' positions, carrying with them their respective slide valves. 1

lVith the slide valve 12 of the application valve devicefl2 in emergency position, fluid under pressure-from the emergency reservoir '7 is sup'phed to the "diaphragm chamber 85 01" the' emergency release valve device 8 through pipe 82, passage 49', aeavi'ty 53 in the slide valve12,fand passages and pipe-36: V In this position of the slide valve 12 the passage 38 is uncovered, so that fluid under pressure from the valve chamber 14 flows't'hroughthe p'assage'and pipe 88 tolthediaphragm cham- 'ber37 or" thelvalvedevice 8.

With the emergency slide valve 23 in emergency pos tion, fluld under pressure from the chamber '54 at the under side ot the valve piston 30is vented to the atmosphere through passage 52, cavity 51in the slide valve 23 and from the emergency reservoir, 'actingon' the -pheric-passa ge66. a passage 55-lead1ng to atmosphere. vVith the chamber 54 thus vented," pressure offluid' Fluid under pressure from the auxiliary reservoir 6 will also flow to the brake cylinder 1 by way of pipe and passage 15, valve chamber 14 in the application valve device 2, passage 38, a choke plug 58, passage 59, past a 7 ball check valve 60, passages 61 and 62 and pos1tion ,.as shown in the drawing. From the.

the auxiliaryzreservoirfl to thediaphragm chamber 37 will flow to the atmosphere past the unseatedovalvea40 and through the restricted passage 42.

I Theequalized pressure in the brake cylinder and'in the emergency reservolr 1s prevent- V ed-from reducing with the auxiliary reser-- voir by the ball check valve 60, so that only the pressure in the auxiliary reservoir is reduced by flow through-the restricted passage 42 in the valve device 8. r a

- \Vhen the auxiliary reservoir pressure has been reduced a predeterminedamount, say phragm 34, ma1nta1ns the valve 40 un'seated,

forinstan'ce fifteen pounds below the emergency reservoir or brake cylinder pressure,

the pressure ofrfl-uid in the'chamber 35 in the emergency release valve device 8, causes the di aphragm34 to flex downwardly against the pressure of the spring 63, seating the valve 40 on its seat 41, thus-closing oil the further flow of fluid from the auxiliary reservoir to atmosphere. It will here be noted that the reduction in auxiliary reservoir pressure is dependent uponthe pressure of the spring; 63,

so that the degree of reduction in auxiliary reservoir pressure may be increased or decreased by the use of a spring having a greater or lesser pressure value. a

I When the valve 40 of the valve device 8 is thus seated, the ball check valve alsoprevents the flow of fluid under pressure from the emergency reservoir and brake cylinder .to "thevau'xiliary"reservoir 6 and prevents the -'"build up in auxiliary reservoir pressure when the application valve device is in emergency position.

With the slide'valves es and error the emergency valve device 4 in emergency position, fluid under. pressure-from the valve chamber 25 is vented to" the atmosphere through; a port 64in the slide valve 23,pas-

sage and pipe 65, piston chamber 16 of the vent valve device 3 and a restricted atmosthe valve 40'of the emergency valve 1 To eflect" he release'of the brakesafter I emergen'cy application, thebralze pipepressure is increased in the usual manner, cans] n'g the pistons 11 and 22 of the'application valve device 2 and emergency valve device'4 respectiyely to operate to their release'positions, carrying with them their respective. slide valves. With the slide valve 12 ofthe-application valve device 2 in releaseposit'ion, fluid under pressure from the brake cylinder lfis vented to the atmosphere by way of pipe 33,.

- Since the application slide valve 12, in re lease position, closes off the passage 36, the, pressure of-fiuid 1n the diaphragm chambeix 35 of the emergency valve device may be seated against the pressure of the spring 63.

Should the valve 4'0'be seated and the application slide valve 12 be operated to emergency position, the diaphragm will flex upwardly and unseat the valve 40 when the pressure of the spring 63 together with the pressure of fluid in the chamber 37 acting on the underside of the, diaphagm, is suflicient to overcome the pressure of fluid in the diaphragm chamber 35 acting on the upper side of the diaphragm. With the valve 40 thus unseated,

fluid under pressure from the auxiliary reservoir Will be discharged to' the atmosphere through the restricted passage 42. The valve 40 will again be seated when the auxiliary reservoir pressure has been reduced the desired amount, in the same manner as described.

It will be noted that,since the auxiliary res- I ervoir pressure is reduced below the equalized pressure of the emergency reservoir, and brake cylinder in effecting an emergency V plication of the'brakes, the increase inbrake pipe'pressure necessary to operate the application valvedevice 2-to release position 1 will be considerably less than would be rei quired if the pressures in the emergency and auxiliary reservoirs and brake cylinder were permitted to equalize and the equaliZe-d'pres sure maintained in the auxiliary reservoir or would be required if the auxiliary reser- 'eii' pressure were permitted to equalize into the brake cylinder and the equalized pressure maintained in the auxiliary reservoir,

thus facilitating the" release of the brakes. This feature; is especially desirable on long trains w ere, following an emergency application of the brakes, the-increase in brake pipe pressure is efl'ected slow While one illustrative embodiment of the invention has been described in detail, it is not my intention to limit its scope to that embodimentor otherwise than bythe terms of the appended claims. ,7 I r Having now described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure'by Letters Patent, is l I 1. In a fluid pressure brake, the combination with. valve means sub ect to opposing fluid pressures for controlling the brakes and upon the operation of saidivalvemean's; to

emergency position for reducing the other of hereinbctorc emergency application. 1

said pressures, without affecting 'the emergency' application which has been effected emergency applicationof the brakes.

tion with a valve device having a piston subto facilitate the release of the brakes after an ject on opposite sides to opposing'fluid pres 7 sures and operative to {emergency position upon a sudden reduction inthe pressure of maintained so that the valve 40 Wlll be held fluid on one side of said piston in. effecting [an emergency application of the brakes, and

means operative, whensaid'valve device is in emergency position, to reduce thepressure' of fluid on the other side of said piston, without aflecting the emergency application for facilitating the release of the brakes after an emergency application of the brakes.

3. In a fluid pressure brake, the .combination with a brake pipe, auxiliary reservoir tion with a brake fpipe, auxiliary reservoir and valve meansfoperative upon a sudden reductlon 1n brake pipe pressure for effectlng an emergency appllcatlon of the brakes,

of pressure sensitivemean's operative upon Eav the effecting ofanemergencyapplication of the brakes for reducing the pressure of fluid in said auxiliar 5. In a fluid'pressure brake,rthe combination with a brake pipe, auxiliary, reservoir and valve means operative upon asudden reduction in brake pipe pressure for effecting an emergency application of the brakes, of meanscontrolled by the operation ofsaid valve means for reducing the pressure of fluid in said auxiliary reservoir when an emergency application of the brakes is efplication. v V

6." In a fluid pressure brake, the combination with a brake pipe, auxiliary reservoir and valve means operative upon a sudden reductlon 1n brake pipe pressure for eflect y reservoir without affecting V the emergency application. I

fec-teduwithoutaflecting the emergency ap+ ingan emergency application of the brakes, V

of a valve deviceoperati've upon the effecting of an emergency application ofthe brakes for venting fluid under'pressure from said auxiliary reservoir without 7. In a fluid pressure'brake,

ing fluid under pressurefrom said emergency affecting the the coinbina I tioir'with abrake' pipe,- a brake cylinder, an emergency reservoir,- an auxiliary reservoir, andjvalve means operative upon a sudden re duction in brake pipe pressure' for supply 1 emergencyapplication of the brakes,of means to erative when an enier enc' a) l-ication of the brakes is effectedfor venting fluid under pressure from said auxiliary reservoirwithout decreasing-the pressure of fluid in the brake cylinder. 8. In a fluid tion with a brake pipe, brakecylindenan plication of the ing the pressure of fluid in $8.16; auxil ary reservoir a predetermined amount below the emergency reservoir, an auxiliary reservoir,

and valve means operative upon a sudden reduction in brake pipe pressure for supplying fluid under pressure-from said emergency reservo r to said brake cylinder. to effect an emergency application-of the brakes, of means operative when an emergency application of the brakes is effected tor-reducing the pressure of fluid in said auxiliary reservoir a predetermined amount below the equalized pres sure of fluid in said brake cylinder. and emercqualized pressure of fluid insaid brake cylinder and emergency .IQSQTYlOIflWllQIl an emergency application of thebrakes -1s ettected, and means for preventing the flow of fluid from said emergency reservoir and brake cylinder .to said auxiliary reservoir ivl en said'valve means is in emergency position.

10. In a fluid pressure brake, .the'combination with a brake p1pe,"an auxiliary rescrvior charged with fluid under. pressure, and a means is in emergency i-ng the pressure of fluid; in said auxiliary tion-with a brake pipe, an auxiliary reservoir- (Ill brake cylinder, of

opposing aressures of the brake pipe and-auxiliary reservoir an'doperative upon a sudden reduction in brake' pipe pressure for supply- ;ing fluid under pressure to the brake cylinder to effect an emergency appl cation or the brakes, and means operative when said valve position for reducreservoir a predetermined-amount below the pressure of fluid in thebrake cyllnder;

11. Inafluid pressure brake, the comblnacharged with fluid under pressure, and a brake cylinder, of an, additionalsource of fluid under pressure, valve means; operative upon a sudden reduction in brake pipe presi sure for supplying fluid under pressure from said auxiliary reservoir. andsaid additional source tothe brakecylinderto eiiect an" emergency applicat on of the brakes, andrn eans pressure brake, the combine-V valve'means subject to the ope 'ative when-said v'al-ve meansisin:.e1ner-.

gencyj'position for reducingthe pressure of fluid'in the auxiliary reservoir a predetermined amount below the pressure of fluid in the brake cylinder. v ,7

12. In a fluid pressure brake, the combination with a brake pipe, an auxiliary reservoir chargedwith fluid under pressurepand a fluid under pressure, valve means operative upon a'sudden reduction in brake pipe pressure for supplyingfluid under pressure from said auxiliary reservoir and said additional source to t is brake cylinder t'ojefl ect an emergency applicationof. the brakes, and pressure sensitive means operative when saidivalve means is in emergency position for reducing the pressure of fluid in the auxiliary reservoir apredetermined amount below the pressure of fluid inthe brake cylinder. I v

13. In a fluidpressure.brake,'the combination-with a brake pipe, an auxiliary reservoir charged with fluid under pressure, and a brake cylinder, of an additional source of fluid under pressure, a. valvemeans operative upon a sudden reduction in brake pipe; pressure for supplying fluid under pressure from saidauxihary reservoir and SfllCljLClCllt-lOllfll source to the brake cylinder to eflfect an emerg'ency application of the brakes, and means for discharging fluid under )ressure .fromitlie auxiliary reservoir to the atmosphere When said valve means is in emergency posltlon and operative to'close a the discharge of fluid under pressure from the auxiliary reservoir when the pressure of fluid in said auxiliary reservoir is reduced a predetermined amount below the pressure of fluid in the brake -cyli'n-' der andsaid additional source.

let ln a fluid pressure brake, the combmation with a brake pipe, an auxiliary reservoir chargedwith fluid under pressure, and a brake cylinder, of an additional source of fluid under pressure, valve means operative upon a sudden reduction in brake" pipe pressure for supplying fluid under pressure from said auxiliary reservoir and said additional source to the brake cylinder to effect an emergency application of the brakes, means operative when said valve means is in emergency position for reducing the pressure of fluid in said auxiliary reservoir a-predetermined amount below the pressure'offluid in the brakecylinder, and means for preventing the back flowof fluid under pressure from the brak'ecylinder to said auxiliary reservoir.

In a fluid pressure brake, the combinationWit-h a brake pipe, an auxiliary reservoir brake"cylinder, of an additional source of charged with fluid under pressure, and a brake cylinder, :of' an additional source of fluid under pressure, valve means operative upon a sudden reduction in brake pipe pressaid auxiliary reservoir and said additional sourcetothe brakecylinder to effect an emersure for supplying fluid under pressure from g'enqy application ofthe brakes, means operatlve when said valve means s in emergency position for reducing the pressure of fluid in said auxiliary reservoir a predetermined amount below the pressure of fluid 1n the brake cylinder, and a check valve for preventing the back flow of fluid fromthe brake cylinder to said auxiliary reservoir and means.

16. In a fluid pressure brake, the combination with a brake pipe, an auxiliary reservoir charged with fluid under pressure, and a brake c linder of an additional source of 7 fluid under pressure, valve means operative upon a sudden reduction in brake pipe pressure for supplying fluid under pressure from said auxiliary reservoir and said additional source to the brake cylinder'to effect an emergency appllcatlon of the brakes, and meanssubject to the opposing pressures of the emer gency reservoir and auxiliary reservoir when said valve meansis in emergency position for reducing the pressure of fluid in said auxiliary reservoir a predetermined amount below abutment for controlling the ventingvoffluid from the auxiliary reservoir, a spring tending to open said valve, and means for C011? nectingv one side of said abutment with thei emergency reservoir and the opposite side} 7 with the auxiliary reservoir upon eflect ng' an emergency application of the brakes.

' 18. In a fluid pressure brake, the combi- I nation with a brake pipe, a brake cylinder,

an emergency reservoir, an auxiliary reser: voir, and valve means operative upon a sudden reduction in brake pipe pressure for supplying fluid under pressure from said emergency reservoir and auxiliary reservoir to the brake cylinder to effect an emergency application of the brakes, of a valve device comprising a movable abutment, a valve operated by said abutment for controlling the venting of fluid from the auxiliary reservoir,

a spring tending to open said valve, and a valve device subject to the opposing pressures of the auxiliary reservoir and brake pipe operated upon a sudden reduction in brake pipe pressure to connect one side of said abutment with the emergency reservoir and the opposite side with the-auxiliary reservoir.

19. In a fluid pressure brake, the combination with a'brake pipe, a brake cylinder, an

' emergency reservoir, an auxihary reservoir,

and valve means operative upon a sudden brakes.

reduction in brake pipe pressure for supplying fluid under pressure from said emer ency reservoir and auxiliary reservoir to said brake cylinder to effect an emergency application of the brakes, of a valve device comprising a movable, abutment, a valve operated by 7 said abutment for controlling the venting of fluid from the auxiliary reservoir, a spring tending to open said valve, a valve device sub ect to the opposing pressuresof the auxiliary reservoir andbrake pipe and operated upon a sudden reduction in brake pipe pressure to connect one slde of said abutment with the emergency reservoir and the opposite I side with the auxiliary reservoir, and means. for preventing back flow offluid from the brake cylinder to the auxiliary reservoir. in

effecting an emergencyapplication of the 20. In a fluid'pressure brake, the combian emergency reservoir, an auxiliary reservoir, an emergency valve mechanism operated upon asudden'reduction in brake pipe pressure for supplying fluid under pressure from the emergency reservoir to the brake cylinder, and a service valve device operated upon a sudden reduction in brake pipe pressure for supplying fluid under pressure from the auxiliary reservoir to the brake cylinder, of a release valve device'comprising a movable abutment, a valve operated by said abutment for controlling the venting of fluid under pressure from the auxiliary reservoir, the

service valve device having means adapted in emergency position to supply fluid vunder pressure from the auxiliar reservoir to one side of said abutment 'te'n 'ng to open said valve and to supply fluid under pressure from the emergency reservoir to the other side of said abutment tending to'close said valve.

. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, this 18th day of December, 1928. WILLIAM E; DEAN;

nation with a brake pipe, a brake cylinder, 

